Levon Aronian vs Ding Liren

FIDE World Cup 2017 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Levon Aronian
Black Ding Liren
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2017
Site Tbilisi GEO
Round 7.3
Date 2017.09.25
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

3b2k1/p4p1p/6p1/p2B1q2/4Q3/1P1P2P1/5P1P/6K1 b - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 dxc4
  5. 5.Qa4+ Bd7
  6. 6.Qxc4 c5
  7. 7.Ne5 Qc8
  8. 8.Qd3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nxd7 Nxd7
  10. 10.Qb3 Be7
  11. 11.Nc3 O-O
  12. 12.O-O Rd8
  13. 13.d3 Nb6
  14. 14.Be3 Nd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Rxd4
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rd7
  17. 17.a4 Qd8
  18. 18.a5 Nd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 exd5
  20. 20.d4 cxd4
  21. 21.Rc2 g6
  22. 22.Bh3 Rc7
  23. 23.Rac1 Rxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 b6
  25. 25.Bg2 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8 Qxc8
  27. 27.Bxd5 Qf5
  28. 28.Qc4 bxa5
  29. 29.b3 d3
  30. 30.exd3 Bd8
  31. 31.Qe4

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